Professional Development
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The Art and Ingenuity of Disabilities
” Disability is not a brave struggle or ‘courage in the face of adversity.’ Disability is an art. It’s an ingenious way to live.” Neil Marcus, from Disability Visibility In the collection Disability…
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Comprehensive Learning Records and ePortfolio Model: the Tip of the Iceberg
Knowing that students are questioning the value of a degree, why not expand the UNE ePortfolio initiative with the goal of embedding sites in a future CLR? The CLR provides the university certification…
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AI & Reflective Practice: Unpacking my Bags
In this webinar, organized by ePortfolios Australia, ePortfolios Ireland, and AAEEBL, Leticial Britos Cavagnaro (Stanford University) teaches about Riff, an AI powered reflection bot. Dr. Cavagnaro, teaches at the d.school in Stanford. The…
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AI MacMillan: Notes from the Webinar
The workshop started with a poll of approximately 100-120 participants from all over the US and Canada: “How confident are you to prepare students for a workplace with generative AI?” About 51% of…
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Expecting the Anxiety
Last week, I was a guest speaker in a class, and it occurred to me that in my 25 years of teaching, I have instructed thousands of students. Although I occasionally get jitters…
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Reflection about Trans* in College by Z Nicolazzo
As a professional development reading this summer, many of my colleagues and I selected Trans* in College (2016) by Z Nicolazzo. As I think about the key take-aways for my position, I am…
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The Struggle for Self-Advocacy
In the second segment of Normal Isn’t Real, Audrey is introduced as a Michigan State sophomore whose primary interest is being accepted into the athletic training program. Audrey’s mom, her dedicated learning specialist…
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Language and Neurodiversity
As we dive into one of our primary resources for this FPLC, I am thinking more about language and the way it plays a role in defining “normal” in our society. In my…
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Neurodiversity FPLC: Understanding the Conversation
Featured Photo by Hal Gatewood Unsplash Although the term “neurodiversity” is not new in the field of educaiton, I am realizing through the resources provided for our mini-FPLC that I may not have…
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SASC and the 5 M’s of Talent
I have come to the conclusion, as crazy as it sounds, that there is no such thing as innate talent. Dr. Rishi Sriram In this episode of LearnSmart, Dr. Rishi Sriram discusses his…
